Travelling has a way of altering perspectives on life, and can even be a catalyst to life-changing experiences. Here’s a list of the best places for specific experiences, be it rekindling romance or savouring history.

The Philippines is a nation that is geographically set apart from mainland Southeast Asia, and comes with its own unique traditions and practices. It is a country defined by devout Catholicism, emerald-green rice fields, buzzing megacities, festivals and feasts, colourful jeepneys, smouldering volcanoes and truly resilient people.

Celebrating Halloween this month, Travel 3Sixty looks at how different cultures commune with the spirits, appease wandering ghosts and honour ancestors with special rituals that lift the veil between the realms.

Wielding the elements – water, earth, wind and fire – Mother Nature surprises us when she unleashes her mighty powers in spectacular and at times, malevolent forms that we’ve come to call ‘natural phenomena’.

To truly appreciate historical sites, travellers need to move beyond merely soaking up beauty, and dig deeper to understand the motivation behind their creation. Here, we ‘excavate’ interesting facts on some of the world’s most amazing UNESCO world heritage sites.